IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishthe bottom line
Meaning: The net result; the essential point or undeniable truth.
Example: “The bottom line is that we can't afford a new car this year.”
Origin: From accounting, where the final line at the bottom of a financial statement shows the net profit or loss. The figurative sense of the most important fact or final result became common in the 1960s and 1970s.
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